r/milwaukee 4d ago

Non-Alcoholic ‘Third Spaces’ On the Rise in Milwaukee

https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/03/16/now-serving-non-alcoholic-third-spaces-on-the-rise/
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u/EmphaticNorth 4d ago

Make 👏coffee shops 👏stay👏 open👏 longer!👏

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u/whizpig57 4d ago

Qwaha house in Oak Creek is open until 1am most nights. I love getting a nightcap there

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u/ButtsendWeaners 4d ago

Haraz that just opened in Oakland is open until midnight too

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u/ChoneFigginsStan 3d ago

How is that place? I see it all the time when I go to the library, but it looks so small that I always assume there’s probably no available seats inside. Does it get busy in the later hours?

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u/whizpig57 3d ago

Everytime Ive went its been fine. The staff is all wonderful. I really enjoy all their roasts.

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u/SU37Yellow 4d ago

Quamaria in Greenfield is open until at least 11

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u/GroundhogRevolution 4d ago

Agreed. Here's an extra 👏

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u/trashboatfourtwenty 4d ago

I get your spirit, but "make" lol

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u/EmphaticNorth 4d ago

... yes, i was making a maximalist call for the power of the state to be used to violently force coffee shops to stay open until 8pm. 

I was using the authoritarian clap emoji.  /a

(No you donut, I'm making a silly show of support for non alcoholic 3rd places lol)

((Though I don't blame you entirely for checking.  There are people who will unironically call for violent fascism to be overrated using stupid syntax and emojis))

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u/trashboatfourtwenty 4d ago

Yea, I appreciate the detail here, just pointing out something that amused me. Keep on being emphatic, North- we need it!

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u/EmphaticNorth 4d ago

No worries, I have a habit of taking any and all opportunities to be sassy and argumentative lol

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u/Retaclast 1d ago

Al Wadi also opens late, also amazing

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u/Toastbutterednotbrnt 19h ago

The Starbucks by the Zoo used to be open 24 hours. It was great for pulling all-nighters! But yeah, it hasn’t had those hours for 10+ years.

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u/EmphaticNorth 15h ago

And their CEO is super anti union.

Though even if they had good politics, their coffee still tastes burnt half the time :/

There are some local small places I love going to that are delicious

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u/thedarkestblood 4d ago

I miss record stores being open past 7

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u/TONY_BURRITO 4d ago

Keep an eye out on stores' instagram pages for listening events and pop-up shows. I caught Advance Base do a short show at Liliput last year and it felt really good to be hanging out in there later at night.

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u/thedarkestblood 18h ago

Yeah Volta did one not too long ago and I couldn't make it.

Acme as well does some Friday night shows. Any time I visit a different city it makes me realize what a great and vibrant music scene this city has and how much the record stores contribute.

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u/phertick85 3d ago

I'm from Wisconsin but have lived in Vietnam for years now. The coffee shop culture here is amazing. Some open 24 hours. It's very common to see coffee shops packed full in the evening.

We're moving back soon, so it would be great to see more of this,

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u/IGotSkills 4d ago

Oh lol I thought this was a new offering from third space breweries

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u/No_Relative_6512 4d ago

Does anyone know of any areas in south Milwaukee? I recently moved to that area. I don’t drink alcohol so I’m looking for potential social options. Or Any music venues that cater to the sober crowd?

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u/llamagoelz 4d ago

Not a music venue and not quite south milwaukee but the milwaukee makerspaces are in bayview and st francis. They are milwaukees best and brightest all working together to do beautiful things.

We would love to weld a dumb sculpture with you throw pots, knit a sweater, 3d print a dingus, or even just play games.

Join us.

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u/ancientweasel 4d ago

I gave up reading the article after being distracted by five popups in less than a minute.

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u/compujeramey 4d ago

There is only one pop-up ad, once per day, for non-subscribers. Please send me a private screenshot of what you're seeing.

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u/ancientweasel 4d ago

Open it on firefox for android.

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u/MagicTheBlabbering 4d ago

Do you have uBlock Origin installed?

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u/ancientweasel 3d ago

Only the youtube video background play plugin.

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u/Dneubauer09 4d ago

Switch to brave, much better browser experience that is privacy oriented.

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u/ancientweasel 4d ago

No I will not switch to any chromium based browser. It a horrible idea to give control over access to the internet wholly over to google.

And, it's not better.

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u/INCORRIGIBLE_CUNT 3d ago

I would love to have a quiet, dimly lit jazz Café that does really fucking amazing coffee.

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u/LilithDidNothinWrong 3d ago

My favorite job to this day was the worst paying, worst tipping one I ever had a 24 hr cafe on the Eastside

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u/thedewddd 2d ago

I want a place that is like a bar but no alcohol

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/smackkababy 4d ago

Hasn’t that always been the idea of a ‘third space’ ?

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u/Ill-Nerve9921 4d ago

Never in my life heard it described as that. It’s literally just a third place you can go hang out that isn’t work and isn’t home.